Senior Identity Access Management Engineer, Roku
$158-279k
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Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
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Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$158-279k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide its users with a more convenient and cost effective way of watching the programs they love.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in identity and access management (IAM) and securing cloud environments within the Microsoft ecosystem, with deep expertise in Azure Entra ID
- 8+ years of hands-on experience with identity and access management and automating cloud technologies, particularly within the Microsoft ecosystem
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and identity-related issues
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Deep experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, Identity Governance, and Privileged Identity Management
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 services: Exchange Online, Defender, Purview, Sentinel, Intune, and related platforms
- Automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Microsoft Graph API; working knowledge of Azure services such as Function Apps and Logic Apps
- Experience in onboarding and managing enterprise applications in Azure Entra ID
- Advanced knowledge of Azure Single Sign-On (SSO) login methods, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML, and their integration with enterprise applications
- Knowledge of privileged access tools (Azure PIM, CyberArk, etc), secrets management (HashiCorp or Azure Key Vault), and workload identity patterns SPIFEE & SPIRE
- Familiarity with NHI governance concepts for service accounts and AI agents, and exposure to OPA / Rego or similar policy-as-code frameworks
- Good to have familiarity with Microsoft Purview for DLP and data classification
- Strong understanding of multi-factor authentication and FIDO2
- Familiarity with IT security frameworks and compliance standards
- Knowledge of logging, monitoring, and alerting practices for identity and access events
- Basic understanding of email security and DNS
- Experience with backup and recovery strategies for identity-related services
- Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture principles
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
- B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
What the job involves
- Roku is seeking a senior-level Identity Engineer to enhance its Zero-Trust architecture, drive standardization initiatives, and optimize its Microsoft-centric identity platform for a geographically distributed workforce
- Equally important is a strong automation mindset—designing, scripting, and building repeatable workflows
- The role also requires the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Lead enterprise-wide IAM standardization, including identity lifecycle, access governance, and policy enforcement across global regions
- Drive automation across IAM to streamline administration and deliver a smoother user experience
- Support enterprise applications onboarding into Azure Entra ID, including SSO, Conditional Access, and role-based access control (RBAC)
- Enhance privileged access management and implement scalable monitoring, alerting, and auditability solutions to support a secure, geographically distributed workforce
- Collaborate with IT, Networking, and Security teams to troubleshoot identity-related issues and support global infrastructure initiatives
- Advance Zero Trust Identity Fabric principles like continuous verification, least-privilege access, and identity-aware policy enforcement across users, devices, workloads, and non-human identities
- Build identity automation with a DevOps mindset, writing scripts, developing pipelines, and engineering tooling from scratch rather than just configuring them
Our take
According to Nielsen data, the average streamer spends over seven minutes searching for something to watch. Streaming services use customers' viewing history to make suggestions, but these are limited to programs licensed for that particular service.
Roku provides an integrated streaming service that offers TV channels, movies and third-party streaming services, resulting in an all-in-one streaming platform. The service can be accessed through a variety of customized subscription packages and fees.
Roku stands out in the streaming industry by bringing many competitors together in one package. The startup provides further innovative services such as a weekly TV series named 'Roku Recommends' which uses first-party data to recommend essential viewing to users. Alongside funding filmmakers through its "Change Makers Program", Roku also acquired its own original library of shows through its acquisition of now-defunct Quibi's library in 2021. After successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released in 2023, further exemplifying the streaming company's wider ambitions in the media sector.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2016
$45.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2015
$45.5m
SERIES H
Total funding: $247.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, wellness and financial benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anthony Wood
(Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Texas A&M before founding their first company in 1986. They held VP roles at both Adobe and Netflix.
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